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Multiple veterinarians in Carson City are urging pet owners to vaccinate their dogs against canine influenza after confirmed cases have spread throughout the region, prompting some vets to offer walk-in vaccine clinics this weekend.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting a significant increase of positive flu cases in the region. Overall, Carson City, Douglas and Lyon counties have experienced many more cases of influenza this year than the same time last year.

Positive human cases of West Nile Virus continue to be reported in Carson City, Douglas and Lyon counties, health officials said Thursday.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture has confirmed three horses tested positive for West Nile Virus in western Nevada in the last two weeks. All three horses were not vaccinated. Two of the horses were located in Lyon County, one in Dayton and one in Yerington, and the other in Washoe County.

Carson City Health and Human Services and Douglas County Mosquito Abatement are reporting the first human case of West Nile virus in the Carson City, Douglas County area for 2017. The individual confirmed to have West Nile Virus had the more serious form of the illness, which can impact the brain and surrounding tissues.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Lyon County has had three (3) confirmed cases of WNV. Two (2) of them were confirmed via pre-screening of donated blood. One (1) case was confirmed to have the less severe form of the illness.
The three (3) cases were located in Fernley and Yerington.
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Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting the first human cases of West Nile virus in Lyon County for 2017. The Disease Control and Prevention Division at CCHHS oversees disease surveillance and investigations in Lyon County and is the agency monitoring the situation. The individuals confirmed to have WNV were diagnosed with the less severe form of the illness.

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With the recent report of a human case of West Nile Virus in southern Nevada, the state's Department of Agriculture urges horse owners throughout the state to vaccinate against the disease. West Nile Virus can cause severe illness in a horse’s brain, spinal cord and nervous system.

MINDEN — With increased water in the area from recent winter and spring storms that brought record-breaking precipitation into the area, Douglas County Emergency Management and Mosquito Abatement General Improvement District is expecting more mosquitos in Douglas County this season.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) began receiving accounts of horses exposed to equine herpes virus type 4 (EHV-4) and Streptococcus equi bacterial infection — also known as strangles or equine distemper — as of Saturday, Feb. 18, NDA public information officer Rebecca Allured said in a press release late Wednesday.

Are you giving back this holiday season? You should be.

Everyone has heard about Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. But Giving Tuesday is a day for giving back, and the Nevada Humane Society is asking you to join the movement by donating in support of their life-saving mission.

With thousands of pets at stake across the United States, Pets of the Homeless has begun its annual fundraising campaign in an effort to help homeless individuals keep their furry companions healthy.

As we head toward Halloween on Monday we think about all the scary creatures often associated with the celebration. It’s easy to come up with scary thoughts about things that go bump in the dark, and unfortunately, a lot of people think of bats as that bump in the dark. You might be surprised, however, to learn that nearly everything you thought about bats is incorrect and they are actually extremely important to the success of Nevada’s ecosystems.

In case you missed it, the Washoe County Health District recently put out a notice that multiple bats infected with rabies were found in Washoe County.

In one of the cases, four domestic pets came into contact with one of the rabid bats. It’s a situation no one wants to think about, and one that hasn’t happened in Washoe County in decades, but it’s time to remind people about the importance of vaccinating their pets and why it’s so important to everyone around you.

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Carson City Health and Human Services and Douglas County Mosquito Abatement are reporting the first human case of West Nile virus in the Carson CityDouglas County area for 2016.

The 65-year-old individual confirmed to have West Nile Virus had the more serious form of the illness, which can impact the brain and surrounding tissues.

Nevadans are invited to join public and private organizations throughout Nevada in observation of World AIDS Day whose 2015 theme is “The Time to Act is Now” by participating in activities and outreach efforts to increase awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS.

After a long delay from the manufacturer, Carson City Health and Human Services says the FluMist nasal spray vaccine option is now available at both our Carson City and Douglas County clinic locations.

In the last week, leafhoppers have invaded our house both inside and out. Suddenly I’m seeing dozens of brown wedge-shaped insects crawling all over my windows and screens. They are even on the kitchen walls. These annoying critters, also called planthoppers, are less than a ¼-inch long, and they keep me busy squishing them each day. I decided to find out more about them.

You can’t think about Halloween without thinking about bats. Those creepy, blood-sucking rats with wings give us the heebie-jeebies and we don’t care who knows it. Well don’t let Jennifer Newmark, Wildlife Diversity Division chief for the Nevada Department of Wildlife hear you say that.

RENO — This weekend was significant for an inauspicious reason, according to the Centers for Disease Control - it marked the date the CDC officially began tracking cases of the flu. Oct. 4 was the official beginning of flu season.

A mosquito pool in Pershing County has tested positive for the West Nile Virus, the Nevada Department of Agriculture announced Monday. The department's Animal Disease and Food Safety Laboratory says the mosquitos were collected south of Rye Patch Dam at the end of July.

The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health urges Nevadans to “Start Talking. Stop HIV.” Knowing your status is important, and testing is quick and easy. Free HIV testing is available in Carson City and Reno.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, too many people are unaware they have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In the United States, nearly 1.2 million people are living with HIV, and almost one in seven (14 percent) do not know they are infected. In 2014 in Nevada, there were 420 new HIV diagnoses and more than 9,831 persons living with HIV/AIDS.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture says it has tested positive for the first laboratory-confirmed rabid bat found in Washoe County. Bat rabies is endemic throughout Nevada. The agency's Animal Disease Laboratory notes that between six and 20 bats annually test positive for rabies, usually between the months of May and October. However, in recent years positive bats have been confirmed as early as February.

Liberia has been declared as Ebola-free and religious statesman Rajan Zed points out that multi-faith clergy praying together helped.

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, faith leaders from various traditions prayed together in Nevada Governor’s Mansion in Carson City on November 13 evening seeking God’s mercy on Ebola and for its worldwide victims and their loved ones and care providers.

Organized by Zed, it included prayers by Christian (various denominations), Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha’i, etc., religious leaders.

Immunize Nevada shared an important statistic Thursday from the Nevada State Division of Public and Behavioral Health: According to data from Nevada WebIZ, MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and MMR-V (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) vaccination coverage rates jumped 23 percent in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014.

Officials attribute the increase, at least in part, to the high-profile measles outbreak that was linked to Disneyland, along with reported cases in Nevada and many other states between December 28, 2014 through April 24 of this year.

March 10th marks the annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a nationwide observance that encourages women to take control in the fight against HIV/AIDS and raise awareness by offering support, encouraging discussion, and teaching women and girls about prevention, testing for and the management of HIV/AIDS.

Carson City Health and Human Services is offering extended walk-in immunization hours for those that have never been vaccinated against measles or are unsure of their vaccination status. Clinic hours at the 900 E. Long Street facility will be extended to 6 p.m. Thursday Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. No appointment needed.

The South Lake Tahoe Humane Society has advised of an outbreak of parvovirus at South Shore. The Humane Society notes 11 cases of Parvovirus have been identified in the past 10 days.

As a precaution, the South Lake Tahoe Parks Department has closed the Dog Park located on Al Tahoe Boulevard to thoroughly clean the park as a precautionary measure to prevent further outbreaks under the recommendation of the South Lake Tahoe Humane Society. The park will remain closed for 7-10 days after cleaning as recommended.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is recommending that bird owners in Nevada adopt extra healthy hygiene practices after avian bird influenza was found in Oregon and Washington.

While health risks to humans are low, the United States Department of Agriculture’sAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service is warning people to avoid contact with sick or dead poultry or wildlife.

Nevada State Veterinarian Michael Greenlee said that the highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza virus has been found in birds in various parts of the world but has not been shown to cause any human infection.